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Notes:

I don't know where to start with this one. It was on the sheet at the light set up at Pico Bonito.

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Comments (9)
Tom15
Thanks Christy, now to see if either can be identified.
ChristyHolland
Wow! Looks just like your spittlebug...until you look really closely! Great capture of both!!
Tom15
Maria, I had to take a good look to figure out this was a moth.
Maria dB
Cool spotting; I would have thought this was a bug or beetle, not a moth.
gatorfellows
I tried several searches but did not find a match. Will keep it in mind. Who knows. :)
Tom15
MuseTD is does look like this spittlebug http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17593280, but the antennae are different, like a mot should have. Gatorfellows, thanks for the tip. So far I haven't been able to find a lichen moth like this, but I'll keep trying.
gatorfellows
I know these as Lichen moths, similar striping on legs and wings, however the three black dots are not present. Here is a reference you can possibly use to narrow your search; http://bugguide.net/node/view/16269
Tom15
Thanks Luis. The variety of bugs at the light set up was incredible.

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PublishedFebruary 12, 2013

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